Butte semi-weekly miner., 1887-10-15
CITY COCNCn.

4 A sneeial Fire Tax OF ono MIL
1 ,.r.f. tn n Vote of tho Taxpayers
Ofthe City.
The regular monthly meeting OF the C'ty
Council was held Wednesday n'gne ~ 'n0''
ball on Park street.
Present-Mayor Kenyon, and Aldermen
Jahreiss, OwSley. Lavell, Loeber' foro's
and Bateman.
The Mavor called the Council to oroer
and Clerk Speer read the minutes OF sne
last regular meeting.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Alderman Loeber, as Chairman OF the
Select Committee, made q report on tne
fac acilities of escape from the Grand opera
House in case of panic. Building oil
RIGHT hut means of egreess not sufficient;
that people from the gallery would snut on
the exit Of those down stairs. and the re-
suit would be di-astrous. To illnstrat'
how su h cala,nities occur. he produced q
COPY of The MINER containing an account
of the recent opera house disaster IN Lon
don but all present had read it. Report
accepted and committee discharged.
| The same committee reported that the
| flag pole in the schuol house ward was dan
gerous-liahle to fall and hurt some one.
Referred to the committee on Streets and
Alleys.
The Committee on Lights reported un.
:avorably on placing an electric light in
front OF Barnard's house. on Granite
street. Report accepted and committee dis
charged.
Judge Lippincott read petition signed
by several West Enders asking for the serv'
ices OF a policeman in his district during the
night. Mayor Kenyon asked Chief Meikle-
john if he could spare one of his present
force to patrol that portion of the town.
The Chief said the present force was
insufficient. Lippincott then stated
that if the city's exchequer was
so depleted that it could not pay
= man to patrol that portion oi
| the town it had better adopt new char
ter. 1t was finally agreed that one Of the
regular force be taken from the central
portion of town and placed in the West End.
Trade committee, addressed the Council
and asked that body to have the streets
properly named. and the houees nu.r bered,
that free postal delivery system might b.
inaugurated here. He read a letter from
| the postal authorities in Washington, the
purport OF which was to know how soon
this city would be ready to have the free
delivery business, Lloyd moved that a
committee of three members of the Council
be appointed to confer with the Board of
Trade committee. to report at the next
meeting. Motion carried, and Messrs.
Owsley. Lloyd and Lavell were appointed as
such committee.
The Clerk then read aper in the shape
of a resolution which vas to the effect that
policemen on duty must keep out of ga.
looms, theaters, gambling houses and like
places, unless on business. and empowering
the Chief to place members Of he force in
any part OF town he may see fit, etc.
John Hooper was clothed with the proper
authority to become q policeman, vice
John Buckley, resigned.
A petition praying for the establishment
of an electric hight at the corner uf Idaho
and Granite streets was read by the Clerk.
Granted.
The city police were granted power to
serve notice on persons obstructing side
wal with boxes, etc. He, etofore the City
Marshal only has been clothed with this
authority. The law will be enforced from
this time on.
Mr.. Walsh, in behalf of the fire depart
ment, stated that more fire apparatus was
needed 200 feet of hose, etc.
Mr.. Loeber moved that a special tax of
one mill lie levied for fire purposes. "a
motion to reconsider the action of the
Council few nights ago r gardng the fire
tax business was then made, and it was
seconded and carried.) The special tax
move was seconded and carried, and the
Clerk instructed to draw up an ordinance
calling for special city election to be held
in about ten or twelve days to decide
wheth her or not the people of Butte wish to
pay the one mill tax.
The polling places will be: First Ward
Court House; L. F. Wyman, w. E. King
and F. F. Irvine, judges.
Second Ward-Centennial Hotel; L.
Weise. j. B. Glidden and John Baker,
judges.
Third Ward-Pinkham's store; w.
Pinkham, Paul Davis and John Bor.
deaux. judges.
Fourth Ward-City Hall; Thos. Morris,
T. c. Porter and j. E. Richards, judgs.